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<br /> Murashige, Laura <br /> From: Janice [planasj001 @hawaii.rr.com] <br /> <br /> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 3:31 PM <br /> <br /> To: cohmayor@co.hawaii.hi.us; counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> <br /> Subject: Bill 78 <br /> Dear Mayor Kim and Council Chair Stacy Higa, <br /> I am a Big Island kama'aina who has returned home after living in California <br /> and Oahu, and I fully support the proposed Land Conservation Fund for the <br /> Big Island. In my lifetime I have experienced firsthand the changes in the <br /> quality of life due to rapid development and shortsighted planning without <br /> careful regard to the landscape. Please support Bill 78 to protect the <br /> natural beauty of our island. <br /> I grew up in Hawaii and I remember the unspoiled places which now no longer <br /> exist. As residents we have the awesome responsibility to decide the future <br /> quality of life for our families. I think that you agree: where we live is <br /> unique. Hawaii is small and isolated, and changes to our landscape have a <br /> cascading effect on our daily lives. Prosperity means nothing without clean <br /> <br /> water and air, without a healthy place to live. <br /> On recent trip to Honolulu to my early childhood home in Ewa Beach I was <br /> alarmed to see how much the coastline had changed, how crowded it had become <br /> and how much traffic has become a frustrating problem for those who live <br /> there. On the Big Island we still have the chance to preserve the real <br /> Hawaii before it becomes something to "escape from" like Honolulu. Please <br /> give Bill 78 the full support needed to help keep the Big Island beautiful. <br /> Aloha, <br /> Janice Crowl-Planas <br /> Comm. No. 7Z <br /> Ref. To: preso~ <br /> Ref. Dote ' <br /> 1 <br /> <br />